Potential threats and socio-economic contradictions in the context of the smart city formation

A study of Smart City functioning leads to the conclusion that Fourth Industrial Revolution poses threatening challenges, which require the close attention of scientists to eliminate existential threats to humanity and turn the Smart City functioning into a human centred system. The analysis of indicators and descriptors that determine the content of the smart city phenomenon and the essence of this concept remains relevant nowadays. The purpose of the article is to analyse the Smart Cities global network, countries, regional clusters and the urbanisation scale for the possible potential threats emergence to the artificial intelligence application in the Smart City: socio-economic, ethical, psychological, environmental and political. Using the methods of foresight, benchmarking and comparative analysis the authors have formulated and revealed the content of the political and reputational nature threats. These threats are linked to increasing polarisation in society, “hybrid” wars emergence, personal data losses, the labour market and employments problems, increasing ecological pressure on the environment and the line blurring between machine and human. The results of the study contribute to knowledge about the potential and negative aspects of the information technologies use in urban environments

Educational services export: competition in new geopolitical conditions

Geopolitical tensions are on the rise. The competitive struggle in the field of educational services export does not stand aside either. In a fierce confrontation, a rich arsenal of modern technologies is used. Using the information onslaught, the ideology, the mentality of the younger generation, its worldview positions become the goal of this struggle. Russia has always been a competitive country in the export of educational services. However, in today’s conditions of fierce competition, it is necessary to defend one’s positions, find advantages in the Russian educational system, relying both on accumulated experience and using innovative approaches. In order to be competitive in the modern world community, during the transition to a new technological order, it is necessary to offer innovative products in the field of education, expand the range of the subjects of the educational environment on various regional platforms

Modern trends of digitalization of innovation process

The purpose of this article is to identify modern aspects and problem areas in the field of digitalization of the innovation process. Digital technologies are becoming an increasingly important component of the various functional areas of the organization, and in some situations, the success of a business project. Digital technologies open great prospects for the conduct of various kinds of business, allow organizing international cooperation with minimal costs, thus accelerating globalization, stimulating development and expanding the boundaries of the world economic space.The wide use of digital technologies allows for the networking between the participants in the innovation process, ensures the formation of competitive advantages, optimizes the use of economic and other types of resources, and also enhances coordination and communication. Unfortunately, in Russia the level of application of digital organizations, in comparison with foreign organizations of developed countries, remains at a low level. In our country, the need for the use of information technology has matured long ago, but only since May 2017 the relevant regulatory documents have been issued that encourage organizations to actively digitize all areas and functional areas of their activities. Modern information technologies are characterized by high computing power, they take control of the organization, production, creation of innovations to a fundamentally different quality level.Currently, the success of competition is determined by the ability of organizations to quickly implement and commercialize innovations and obtain superprofits, in this regard it seems relevant to explore the possibilities of digital solutions and technologies for the effective management and management of innovation.The article analyzes the current state of the information technology industry and the information and communication technologies industry, on the basis of which the problems of the industry development have been identified, and proposals have been developed to use digital products to stimulate the innovation process

PECULIARITIES OF OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS FORMATION IN ROSTOV REGION

The data base on occupational illness in Rostov region in 2002—2011 has been formed. Branch and occupational structure and. dynamics of relative indices of occupational illness with the economics branch consideration have been analysed. The tendency of reducing occupational illness indices in Rostov region has been revealed, it being caused by incomplete revealing the patients with occupational illness. Coal mining industry, in which the high level of occupational illness is caused by the extremely unfavourable conditions of labor, is an exception. It is necessary to increase the efficiency of periodical medical examinations, especially for agricultural workers, in order to reveal the real level of occupational illness

THE PROBLEMS OF OCCUPATIONAL PATHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION TREATMENT OF WORKERS WORKING AT HARMFUL CONDITIONS OF LABOR

It is necessary to create the low of RF (the Decree of the government of RF) which will clearly define the order of organization and carrying out medical examinations of workers of harmful occupations and. their financing. For the organizations of prevention of occupational diseases and. medical rehabilitation of patients with occupational diseases during working out the order of financial security of preventive measures for reducing occupational diseases. It is necessary: to include into the list of preventive measures profound medical examinations of workers in the centres of occupational pathology, rehabilitation treatment of workers from the group of "risk" and patients with initial displays of occupational diseases in the centres of occupational pathology (rehabilitation centres); to insert the changes into the Federal Law no 125-03, supplementing the list of kinds of financial security for insurance of medical rehabilitation of the insured patients in the centres of occupational pathology (the centres of rehabilitation); to include into the Federal programme of compulsory medical insurance occupational pathology help

ESTIMATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE DUST BRONCHITIS

Проведен ретроспективный анализ 200 историй болезни больных пылевым обструктивным бронхитом получавших одинаковые комплексы медикаментозного и восстановительного лечения. Выявлены наиболее динамичные клинико-функциональные и лабораторные показатели. Разработаны критерии эффективности медицинской реабилитации

EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATION OF PERIODICAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS WITH USING MOVABLE CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES

The expediency of introducing the system of movable clinical diagnostic laboratories for well-timed medical service of high quality for workers with high level of occupational risk has been grounded in this work, the efficiency of their activity in carrying out obligatory medical examinations of workers of harmful occupations in the period of making the home system of obligatory insurance against accidents in industry and occupational disease has been proved

PHARMACEUTICAL CORRECTION OF VASCULAR DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Aim: To study vascular stiffness and elasticity, microcirculation (MC) parameters, and mildronate effects in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Material and methods. The study included 99 patients with Stage I-II AH (mean age 63,2+2,6 years). Pulse wave velocity was assessed by volume sphygmography (Poly-Spectre system, Neuro-Soft). MC parameters were assessed with a computerised Doppler ultrasound device (Minimax-Doppler-K). After a wash-out period, the participants were randomised into 2 groups. Group I received enalapril (Renipril, Pharmstandard; 10 mg/d) and mildronate (0,25 g twice a day). Group II was administered Renipril (10 mg/d) only. Results. After 12 weeks of the treatment, blood pressure (BP) levels were significantly reduced. In Group I, a significant increase in mean linear blood flow velocity after occlusion test, as well as in volume blood flow velocity, was observed, compared to the baseline. In 66% of the patients, blood flow velocity after occlusion test was increased by at least 20%. Conclusion. Adding mildronate to the standard antihypertensive therapy with ACE inhibitors facilitates faster normalisation of vascular function